The dead are Dilsha Bi (30), second wife of Azeem Sab (38), and her two children Reshma (9) and Jamal (6). Azeem Sab and Afreen (6), Sab’s daughter from his first wife, were severely injured in the incident.
Sab’s first wife was watching television at a neighbour’s house and hence survived the accident.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Fire personnel who rushed to the spot managed to prevent a bigger disaster. Hampi police have registered a case.
(Published 12 January 2011, 18:13 IST)
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